ANIMAL characters from children's books will make an appearance in Malham this week.
The village is staging its annual safari event. And this year's theme is children’s books to mark the 150th birthday of Beatrix Potter and the 100th birthday of Roald Dahl.
The animals will form part of the safari trial quiz, and there will also be a book counting competition for younger visitors.
Safari chairman, Geoffrey Swales, said: “Local volunteers and businesses work vary hard, which is why the safari has grown in popularity each year.
"It’s a great low-cost family day out, and we are expecting more than 10,000 visitors.
“This year, we have some additional entertainment, including morris dancers, a Partners Dance, magic shows, belly dancers, axe throwing, a Batala band and, for the first time, real live animals on the Sunday."
There will also be the popular Safari Café and other attractions, including archery, a coconut shy, wellie-wanging, duck racing, face painting, stream dipping and birds of prey.
The safari runs from Saturday to Wednesday and starts at 10am daily.
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